N.J. senators collect on bet with N.Y. counterparts thanks to Devils knocking out the Rangers

John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerSens. Frank Lautenberg, left and Robert Menendez won a bet with their New York counterparts when the Devils ousted the Rangers from the Stanley Cup playoffs.

NEWARK — New Jersey's two U.S. senators are cashing in on a very tasty wager they made with their counterparts across the Hudson River, all courtesy of the Devils.

Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg made the friendly bet with New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand at the start of the Devils' Eastern Conference Finals series with the Rangers. The bet called for the losers to buy the winners pizza from their favorite pizzeria.

The Devils took the series with an overtime win in Game 6 on May 25.

Menendez and Lautenberg are scheduled to taste the fruits of their victory this afternoon, during a party at the Prudential Center arena in Newark. Dining with them will be several players from local youth hockey programs.